Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers 8/10/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins travel on the road to Miller Park to take on the Milwaukee Brewers, the Twins got off to a 10-2 start to the season but have lost three straight games. After losing the series finale to the Pirates and the opening two games to the Royals, the Twins have fallen to 10-5 on the year amidst their losing streak. Milwaukee has lost their last two games as well after sweeping the White Sox in a two-game road series, the Brewers fell in two straight to the Reds falling to 5-7 on the year.

The Twins boast one of the best offenses in the MLB, coming in batting .232 on the year while scoring over 5 runs per game which is one of the best in the MLB this season. Leading the Twins has been DH and all-star Nelson Cruz comes in batting .351 on the year while leading the team in RBIs with 16. 

The Twins come in with a team ERA of 3.43 on the year, the 5th best ERA in the MLB this season. Starting off the game for Twins will be Randy Dobnak who has been exceptional this season, making three appearances pitching 15 innings and posting a 0.60 ERA on the year. Dobnak has struck out just eight and walked four this season.

The Brewers are batting just .210 on the season ranking 25th in the MLB this season while scoring just 3.58 runs per game, the 26th ranked scoring offense to this point. MVP Candidate Christian Yelich has gotten off to a rough start to the season batting just .114, hitting three home runs and 6 RBIs.

Starting off the game for the Brewers has been Adrian Houser, who has posted a 0.75 ERA in two appearances. Houser has pitched 12 innings, forfeiting 6 hit and 5 walks while striking out 9 in his two starts this year. The Brewers have a team ERA of 3.70, the 7th best team ERA on the season.